Title of your presentation
Your name
Geography 490
Semester, Year
Introduction
• This slide should be used to point to the
factors that interested you in the topic.
• Remember that you don’t have to have a
lot of words up here.
• Photographs, or other graphics are useful.
Research
Question
Your research question is the question that
drives the smaller thesis statement or
hypothesis.
1. For the payday lending study you read…the
research question was “Are payday lenders
targeting minority and poor neighborhoods?”
2. You may have a secondary research
question as well.
Hypotheses
• The hypothesis is the very specific
statement that you tested in your 490
paper.
– For the payday lending study one was: Is
there a statistically significant difference
between neighborhoods containing payday
lenders and those containing a bank.
– You may also have secondary hypothesis.
Thesis Statement
• If your paper uses a thesis statement, you
should make it explicit to your audience.
• This is the point or points that you are arguing.
• Your argument should follow in a series of
statements that you will support with evidence or
the force of logic.
• Each major point in your argument should get a
slide (title) and the bullet points are the evidence
or logical points in support of the titled
statement.
Data
• If you have collected data, discuss briefly
the location, strategy and hassles you
encountered gathering data for your
project.
• Remember “data” is more than just
numbers.
• Problems you have with your data are also
worth mentioning.
Methods
• Quickly…and try not to use sentences as
you see here, to outline the method you
used to analyze and evaluate your data.
Findings
• What did you find…what were the results
of your analysis?
Implications
• This might be the most important slide!
• Here you answer the “so what?”
question…this is where you discuss the
importance of your findings.
Further Research
• You may, like most quality scholars,
recognize the limits of your research and
find that your research has generated new
questions.
• You may want to mention a couple things
you might do differently, expand upon or
ask if you had more time, resources or
abilities.
Graphics
• Graphics are highly
recommended,
especially maps,
charts and tables.
• If they are small
enough, put them on
a slide like this with a
note or point of
explanation.
• Otherwise give them
their own slide (see
next)
Possible
Diagram
Ohio in the Fall (small)
Ohio in the Fall
Major Rules
• Whatever you do…stop looking at the
slides while you present.
• And don’t just read this to your
audience…they can read.
• Don’t make the slides the focus of your
presentation, but an AID to presenting your
story…they complement what your
explaining, but should remain ONLY
complementary.
Templates and Tips
• There are a variety of templates that you can
use, but some serve to undermine
communication rather than enhance them.
• See these links for tips on using PowerPoint.
• From Microsoft:
•
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/business_software/presenting_with_powerpoint_10_dos_and_donts.msp
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• This one is very eye-opening:
• http://www.shkaminski.com/Classes/Handouts/powerpoint.htm
• Practical Tips
• http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/powerpoint.html
You may want a lighter background
• For presentations where the room is
bright, some recommend light background
and darker text.